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After huge Venezuela protest march, government says foils coup

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 11:23 AM PDT

Venezuela's Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez speaks during a meeting with the Diplomatic Corps in CaracasBy Andrew Cawthorne CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's socialist government said on Friday it thwarted a coup plot this week as opponents planned to build on their biggest protest in more than a decade with further street action demanding a referendum to remove the president. Buoyed by rallies in Caracas on Thursday that drew hundreds of thousands, the opposition coalition is planning more marches on Sept. 7 to demand a plebiscite against President Nicolas Maduro this year. As the Democratic Unity coalition detailed its timetable for future actions, the government convened foreign diplomats on Friday to show how the arrest of several activists and capture of weapons evidenced plans to topple Maduro by force.


U.S., Russia said nearing deal on Aleppo truce, aid access

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 02:18 PM PDT

Children play along a street in the rebel-held al-Sheikh Said neighbourhood of AleppoBy Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Russia are nearing a deal that would set a 48-hour ceasefire in Aleppo, allow U.N. humanitarian access and limit Syrian government aircraft flights, diplomatic sources said on Friday. The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the deal is not set in stone, key elements are still being discussed and critical stakeholders, including U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Syrian opposition groups, are likely to have doubts. If a deal were reached, it could lead to U.S. intelligence sharing with Russia that would allow Russian forces to target fighters of the group formerly known as Nusra Front, which the United States views as a terrorist group linked to al Qaeda.


Exclusive: Ahead of Suu Kyi visit, Obama weighs Myanmar sanctions relief - sources

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 03:34 PM PDT

Obama delivers remarks to the Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders at the East West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.By Patricia Zengerle, Matt Spetalnick, David Brunnstrom and Antoni Slodkowski WASHINGTON/YANGON (Reuters) - The United States is considering further easing or lifting sanctions against Myanmar around the time of a White House visit this month by the country's new leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, U.S. officials told Reuters.     President Barack Obama is expected to decide on the extent of the sanctions relief after consultations between Suu Kyi and his administration to gauge how far she wants Washington to go in loosening the screws on Myanmar's still-powerful military. Obama will attend a Group of 20 leaders' summit this weekend in China followed by an East Asia summit in Laos, where Suu Kyi may also be present.


Blast kills 12 as Philippine president visits hometown

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 11:13 AM PDT

Police investigators inspect the area of a market where an explosion happened in Davao CityBy Manolo Serapio Jr and Manuel Mogato MANILA (Reuters) - An explosion at a packed night market in the home city of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte killed at least 12 people on Friday and wounded dozens more, officials said, but the cause of the blast was not immediately clear. The blast tore through a street market outside the high-end Marco Polo hotel, a frequent haunt of Duterte, who was in the southern city of Davao at the time but was not hurt. The first thing we thought was 'it's a bomb'," said John Rhyl Sialmo III, 20, a student at the nearby Ateneo de Davao University.


Turkey pushes west in offensive against Islamic State in Syria

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 02:52 PM PDT

A member of Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army stands guard in front of a building in the border town of JarablusBy Ece Toksabay ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey renewed air strikes on Islamic State sites in Syria on Friday, extending operations along a 90-km (56-mile) corridor near the Turkish border which Ankara says it is clearing of jihadists and protecting from Kurdish militia expansion. Turkey's 10-day-old offensive, its first major incursion into Syria since the war started five years ago, has alarmed the West. The United States has voiced concerns about Turkish strikes on Kurdish-aligned groups that Washington has backed in its battle against Islamic State.


Obituary: Veteran Uzbek leader Karimov battled Islamists, suppressed dissent

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 09:36 AM PDT

FILE PHOTO - Uzbek President Karimov leaves after a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier near Moscow's Kremlin walls(Reuters) - Uzbek President Islam Karimov, who the government said on Friday had died aged 78 after suffering a stroke, saw himself as the protector of his Central Asian nation against the threat of militant Islam. Karimov, who steered his former Soviet republic to independence from Moscow in 1991, tellingly chose Tamerlane, the 14th century Central Asian ruler and conqueror with a penchant for mass murder, as Uzbekistan's national hero. Karimov brooked no dissent during his 27 years at the helm, stubbornly resisted pressure to reform the moribund Uzbek economy and jealously guarded his country's independence against Russia and the West.


Obama's Asian pivot leaves closer ties, new challenges

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 05:48 PM PDT

Obama's Asian pivot leaves closer ties, new challengesAs Barack Obama embarks on what is likely to be his final trip to Asia as president, attention is returning to what is known as the U.S. "pivot" to the continent launched during his first term. ...


NASA unveils photos of Jupiter's poles

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 05:46 PM PDT

Jupiter's north polar region is coming into view as NASA's Juno spacecraft approaches the giant planetNASA published the first-ever images of Jupiter's north pole and its southern aurora, taken during the Juno spacecraft's first orbital flyby of the gaseous giant. Juno came within 2,500 miles (4,200 kilometers) of Jupiter on August 27 during a six-hour transit from the north pole to the south. "It looks like nothing we have seen or imagined before," Scott Bolton, principal investigator of Juno from the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, said on Friday.


French minister vows 'rapid' closure of Jungle migrant camp

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 05:36 PM PDT

France has repeatedly tried to close the sprawling Calais camp of tents and temporary shelters known as the JungleFrance will dismantle the sprawling "Jungle" migrant camp in the northern port of Calais "as rapidly as possible", the interior minister said after visiting the site. Authorities must work "methodically and with perseverance... to definitively close the camp", Bernard Cazeneuve told security forces in the city. Calais mayor Natacha Bouchart had earlier said that Cazeneuve assured her that the complex would be dismantled in a single operation, adding later that he had said it would happen before the end of the year.


Top Asian News 12:25 a.m. GMT

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 05:25 PM PDT

HONOLULU (AP) — Opening his final trip to Asia, President Barack Obama is expected to join Chinese leader Xi Jinping in announcing their countries are formally taking part in a historic global climate deal. Yet thornier issues like maritime disputes and cybersecurity shadow Obama's visit. The president departed Friday for Hangzhou, China, where he will meet on Saturday with Xi ahead of a summit of the Group of 20, a collection of industrial and emerging-market nations. Environmental groups and experts tracking global climate policy said they expected the two leaders would jointly enter the sweeping emissions-cutting deal reached last year in Paris.

US, China expected to join climate deal during Obama visit

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 05:25 PM PDT

President Barack Obama waves as he boards Air Force One at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, adjacent to Honolulu, Hawaii, Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, en route to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, in Hangzhou, China. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)HONOLULU (AP) — Opening his final trip to Asia, President Barack Obama is expected to join Chinese leader Xi Jinping in announcing their countries are formally taking part in a historic global climate deal. Yet thornier issues like maritime disputes and cybersecurity shadow Obama's visit.


Philippine blast kills 12, hurts 24 in president's hometown

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 05:24 PM PDT

Philippine police investigators check bodies at a blast site at a night market that has left at least several people dead and wounded others in southern Davao city, Philippines late Friday Sept. 2, 2016. The powerful explosion at a night market late Friday in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's hometown in the southern Philippines took place amid a security alert due to a major offensive against Abu Sayyaf militants in the region, officials said. (AP Photo/Manman Dejeto)DAVAO, Philippines (AP) — An explosion killed at least 12 people and wounded at least 24 at a night market in President Rodrigo Duterte's hometown in the southern Philippines, a region under a heightened security alert because of a military offensive against Abu Sayyaf militants, officials said.


France says working with partners to resolve Gabon crisis

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 05:13 PM PDT

France said on Friday it was working with all sides in Gabon to find a quick solution to the crisis and urged the Gabonese authorities to release opposition members to help ease the situation. "The French authorities are in contact with all parties, including our African and international partners, to find a quick solution to this crisis," Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said in a statement.

England open Allardyce era with Slovakia reunion

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 04:50 PM PDT

England football manager Sam Allardyce takes part in a press conference at St George's Park, near Burton-on-Trent, central EnglandSam Allardyce's tenure as England manager begins on Sunday when his side launch their bid to reach the 2018 World Cup against former Euro 2016 foes Slovakia in Trnava. Allardyce, 61, was handed the role he had long coveted after Roy Hodgson stepped down in the immediate aftermath of England's humiliating Euro 2016 elimination by Iceland.


Column: Hoping Kaepernick gets another chance to take a knee

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 04:49 PM PDT

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, middle, kneels during the national anthem before the team's NFL preseason football game against the San Diego Chargers, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)No matter what happens when the final cuts are made, Colin Kaepernick already had the best preseason of anyone in the NFL.


Samsung recalls Galaxy Note 7 phones after battery fires

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 04:33 PM PDT

An employee poses for photographs with Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Note 7 new smartphone at its store in SeoulSamsung Electronics Co Ltd has recalled all Galaxy Note 7 smartphones equipped with batteries it has found to be fire-prone and halted their sales in 10 markets, denting a revival of the firm's mobile business. Koh Dong-jin, head of the South Korean company's smartphone business, declined to comment on how many phones needed to be replaced, but said Samsung had sold 2.5 million of the premium devices so far. Models in China feature a different battery and are not being recalled by Samsung, the world's biggest smartphone vendor.


Record yellow fever vaccination campaign in DR Congo: WHO

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 04:30 PM PDT

A public employee carries yellow fever vaccines before to a ceremony launching a response campaign against yellow fever in the district of Kisenso, KinshasaAlmost eight million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo capital Kinshasa have been vaccinated against yellow fever in under two weeks, the World Health Organisation announced Friday. "WHO commends the Government of the DRC for this significant achievement to roll out such a complex campaign in such a short period of time," said Dr Yokouide Allarangar, the world health body's representative in the country. There is no specific treatment for yellow fever, a viral haemorrhagic disease transmitted in urban settings mainly by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which also spreads Zika, dengue and chikungunya.


Uzbek strongman leader Islam Karimov dies

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 04:22 PM PDT

Uzbek President Islam Karimov died on September 2, 2016Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov died Friday, the government announced, ending over a quarter of a century of his iron-fisted rule in the Central Asian nation, with no clear successor in place. Authorities said Karimov, 78, was pronounced dead at 8:55 pm local time (1555 GMT) after he suffered a stroke over the weekend and fell into a coma, following days of speculation that authorities were delaying the announcement of his death. US President Barack Obama issued a statement affirming his support for the people of Uzbekistan.


Argentines protest president's job cuts, subsidy reductions

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 04:20 PM PDT

Demonstrators waving flags featuring images of former President Cristina Fernandez and late president Nestor Kirchner, march towards the Plaza de Mayo, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, Sept. 2, 2016. Closing out three days of demonstrations that included road blockages across the country, columns of protesters converged in front of the presidential palace to voice their anger against government job cuts, the elimination of subsidies and other policies of Argentina's President Mauricio Macri. (AP Photo/Agustin Marcarian)BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina's unions brought tens of thousands of people into the capital's streets Friday to protest government job cuts, the elimination of subsidies and other policies of President Mauricio Macri.


Spanish missionary who devoted life to poor killed in Haiti

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 04:17 PM PDT

The body of slain Spanish nun Isabelle Sola Matas is carried away by morgue workers, after she was attacked while driving her car in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Sept. 2, 2016. Local judge Noel Jean Brunet said that two men on a motorcycle drove by and killed the 51-year-old Roman Catholic nun while she was driving. Matas worked at St. Joseph church where she directed a program providing people with prosthetic limbs. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A missionary from Spain who devoted her life to helping the poor in Haiti was fatally shot at a crowded intersection in the Caribbean country's capital Friday.


Pakistan helicopter search planned for 2 missing US climbers

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 04:15 PM PDT

This undated photo shows climber Scott Adamson. Two well-known Utah climbers are missing in Pakistan where they were attempting to make a treacherous ascent up an icy mountain. Alpinists Kyle Dempster and Adamson were due back at base camp on Friday, Aug. 26, 2016, after they left five days earlier to begin an ascent up the north face of a place called "Ogre II" off the Choktoi Glacier in northern Pakistan, said Jonathan Thesenga of Black Diamond Equipment. Snowy and cloudy conditions are hindering rescue efforts that began Sunday, he said. (Nathan Smith/Pull Photography via AP)SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Pakistan military plans to search with helicopters Saturday morning for a pair of well-known Utah climbers missing on an icy mountain peak that has been encased by thick clouds and snowfall for days.


Brazil's sacked leader Rousseff to head home, fight on

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 04:15 PM PDT

Former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff speaks during an interview with foreign correspondents at Alvorada Palace in Brasilia on September 2, 2016Brasília (AFP) - Brazil's sacked ex-president Dilma Rousseff said Friday she will abandon the presidential residence next week and continue the fight against her successor Michel Temer from her adopted hometown, Porto Alegre. The 68-year-old leftist leader must leave the Alvorada official residence in Brasilia within a month after senators voted Wednesday to fire her over charges she illegally manipulated the national budget. In her first media briefing since then, she repeated her claim that Brazil's new president Temer had led a "coup" in having her impeached.


Colombia peace deal to be signed this month in Cartagena

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 04:14 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 23, 2016 file photo, Cuba's President Raul Castro, center, motions to bring together Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, left, and Commander of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia or FARC, Rodrigo Londono, better known as Timochenko or Timoleon Jimenez, during a signing ceremony of a cease-fire and rebel disarmament deal, in Havana, Cuba. Santos announced Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, that he will sign a peace accord with the FARC on Sept. 26. in Cartagena. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — President Juan Manuel Santos announced on Friday that he will sign a peace accord with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia later this month in Cartagena.


Djokovic gets a 2nd free pass at US Open when Youzhny quits

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 04:06 PM PDT

Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, motions after Mikhail Youzhny, of Russia, retired from their match in the first set during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)NEW YORK (AP) — Thanks to injuries to two opponents, Novak Djokovic did not exactly need to put in much work to reach the U.S. Open's fourth round for the 10th consecutive year.


Colombia's FARC reschedules conference to ratify peace deal

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 04:04 PM PDT

Colombia's FARC lead negotiator Ivan Marquez and Colombia's lead government negotiator Humberto de la Calle shake hands while Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez looks on, after signing a final peace deal in Havana, CubaColombia's Marxist FARC rebel group said on Friday it had rescheduled its conference to ratify a peace agreement with the government to Sept. 17-23. The FARC's so-called Tenth Conference, its final as an armed group, was rescheduled for Sept. 17-23 after it postponed the meeting originally set for Sept. 13-19. The rebel leadership will explain the contents of the accords to hundreds of rebel commanders at the conference.


US Open Glance

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 04:03 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A look at Friday's play in the $46.3 million U.S. Open tennis championships:

Hermine pounds Florida, raising new Zika fears, then heads north

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 03:54 PM PDT

Robert Long and his son J.D. watch workers removing downed trees during cleanup operations in the aftermath of Hurricane Hermine in TallahasseeBy Letitia Stein TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) - Hurricane Hermine wreaked havoc across Florida on Friday, knocking out power to nearly 300,000 homes and businesses, flooding low-lying areas and raising concerns about the spread of the Zika virus from pools of standing water left behind. The first hurricane to make landfall in Florida in 11 years, Hermine came ashore early on Friday near the Gulf shore town of St. Marks, 20 miles (30 km) south of the capital of Tallahassee, packing winds of 80 mph (130 kph) and churning up a devastating storm surge in coastal areas. ...


Florida coastal town battered, bruised but not beaten by Hermine

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 03:50 PM PDT

A surfer rides his bike down Atlantic Boulevard during the heavy rains of Tropical Storm Hermine as it passed through Garden City BeachBy Zachary Fagenson CEDAR KEY, Fla. (Reuters) - Florida residents found power lines down and water rushing into their homes after Hurricane Hermine cut across the state on Friday, with many feeling they had dodged what could have been a much worse blow from a tempest predicted to be life-threatening. Just a few days before Hermine hit the state, Terry Williams, 60, and his partner Martin Kemp opened a coffee shop called 1842 Daily Grind on Cedar Key, a coastal town of about 700 people about 90 miles north of Tampa. Almost as soon as the store opened for business, sea surges generated by Hermine led to more flood water flowing in than coffee moving out.


Colombia peace deal to be signed September 26

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 03:49 PM PDT

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos signing a decree regarding the referendum on the government's historic peace deal with the FARC rebels, at Narino presidential palace in BogotaColombia's peace deal with FARC rebels will be formally signed on September 26, in a new milestone towards ending the half-century conflict, President Juan Manuel Santos said Friday. Once the deal is formally signed, the FARC will have 180 days to demobilize, disarm and relaunch itself as a political party. The government and FARC began a landmark ceasefire Monday, the first time both sides have put down their weapons since the Marxist guerrilla group was launched in 1964.


Barack Obama to meet with Theresa May at G20 in China

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 03:42 PM PDT

Obama has spoken out strongly against a Brexit, warning voters in the referendum their nation would go "to the back of the queue" for a US trade deal if they opted to leaveUS President Barack Obama will meet with British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday on the sidelines of the G20 summit in China, a White House official said Friday. It will be the first official meeting between the two leaders since May took office in July after David Cameron quit following the British vote to leave the European Union.


The Latest: US Open session attendance tops 40,000

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 03:39 PM PDT

Spectators watch play between Ryan Harrison, of the United States, and Marcos Baghdatis, of Cyprus, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open (all times local):


Researchers: Latin American women got women into UN Charter

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 03:35 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Eleanor Roosevelt gets the credit for championing women's rights at the United Nations but two researchers have found the real heroines responsible for getting women into the U.N. Charter are from Latin America, led by a little-known Brazilian.

Gabon in turmoil after disputed election

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 03:27 PM PDT

Gabonese opposition leader Jean Ping gives a press conference at his residence in Libreville on September 2, 2016Gabon opposition leader Jean Ping on Friday declared himself the rightful president and called for a vote recount, days after incumbent Ali Bongo was declared the winner of a weekend election which has sparked deadly violence. "I am the president," Ping told a press conference at his home in Libreville late Friday, calling for a recount from every polling station. Bongo's government launched a fierce crackdown, with security forces arresting around a thousand people.


Colombia's government, leftist rebels to sign peace accord Sept. 26 in Cartagena

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 03:26 PM PDT

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia's government, leftist rebels to sign peace accord Sept. 26 in Cartagena.

Brazil's ousted president blasts process, talks about future

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 03:21 PM PDT

Brazil's ousted President Dilma Rousseff speaks during a press conference at the official residence Alvorada Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, Sept. 2, 2016. Rousseff on Friday slammed the process that led to her ouster this week, promising to provide a strong opposition voice to the new government. In comments to foreign media, Rousseff said next week she would be moving back to her hometown of Porto Alegre in southern Brazil. She has 30 days to vacate the presidential palace. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Former President Dilma Rousseff on Friday slammed the process that led to her ouster this week, promising to provide a strong opposition voice to the new government.


Hermine fells trees, blows out power, leaves one dead in US

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 03:00 PM PDT

Hermine made landfall as a Category One hurricane around 1:30 am local time near St Marks, just south of TallahasseeHermine uprooted trees, flooded streets and blew out power Friday as the hurricane swept across Florida's Gulf coast, grinding down to a tropical storm as it moved north. A homeless man was killed by a falling tree, Florida Governor Rick Scott said. There were no other reports of injuries but emergency crews worked "non-stop" overnight, rescuing 18 people from rising flood waters in Florida's Pascoe country, and several families in Hernando County, Scott said.


Majority of Colombians back peace deal with FARC: poll

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 02:59 PM PDT

Colombian Defense Minister Luis Carlos Villegas (C), Army Forces Commander General Juan Pablo Rodriguez (L) and Director of Police Jorge Nieto attend a press conference to talk about the full ceasefire between the FARC and the governmentA majority of Colombians look set to back the government's peace deal with the FARC rebels in a referendum next month, a key step in ending the 52-year conflict, a poll showed Friday. The August 24 peace deal with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) will only be ratified if the "yes" camp passes the threshold of 4.4 million votes -- 13 percent of the electorate. It is not yet know when the peace deal will be formally signed.


Obama to meet Britain's May during G20 in China: official

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 02:56 PM PDT

Obama delivers remarks to the Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders at the East West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.HONOLULU (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will hold a formal meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May during the G20 summit in China on Sunday, a White House official said. The meeting is their first since May took office in July. "The president and the prime minister will discuss a range of bilateral and global issues, and, as close friends and steadfast allies, the United States and United Kingdom continue to enjoy an enduring special relationship," the official said. (Reporting by Roberta Rampton, writing by Jeff Mason; Editing by Chris Reese)


Italy's Vinci, Denmark's Wozniacki feel at home at US Open

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 02:53 PM PDT

Roberta Vinci, of Italy, reacts after a shot to Carina Witthoeft, of Germany, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)NEW YORK (AP) — Her lead slipping away, her Achilles tendon hurting, Roberta Vinci reminded herself of all the times she celebrated victories at the U.S. Open.


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